Ouvrage Simserhof
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Ouvrage Simserhof is a major French fortification complex near Bitche in northeastern France, built in the 1930s as part of the Maginot Line and now preserved as a military museum.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maginot Line ouvrage
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fortification → military museum → |
| builtBy |
Commission d’Organisation des Régions Fortifiées
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French Army → |
| constructionPeriod |
1930s
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| constructionStart |
1930
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| country |
France
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| currentUse |
museum
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| designedAs |
gros ouvrage
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| garrisonedBy |
French Army
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| hasCategory |
Maginot Line fortifications in Moselle
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World War II museums in France → military and war museums in France → |
| hasFeature |
ammunition magazines
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artillery turrets → casemates → combat blocks → internal narrow‑gauge railway → power plant → underground barracks → underground galleries → |
| hasFunction |
artillery support
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border defense → infantry defense → |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
English
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French → German → |
| hasTouristAttraction |
guided underground tours
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sound‑and‑light show → |
| heritageDesignation |
historic military site
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| locatedIn |
Bitche
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| locatedInArea |
northeastern France
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| locatedInDepartment |
Moselle
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| locatedInFormerRegion |
Lorraine
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| locatedInRegion |
Grand Est
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| namedAfter |
Simserhof farm
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| near |
Franco‑German border
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town of Bitche → |
| openToPublic |
true
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| operator |
local heritage organization
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| partOf |
Fortified Sector of Rohrbach
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Maginot Line → |
| status |
preserved
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| usedInConflict |
Second World War
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ouvrage Simserhof
("Simserhof farm")
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namedAfter |
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Maginot Line
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significantSection |